"The Colla"Marset’s right-hand man wakes up from a coma and they are waiting for his recovery to be heard

Erlan Ivar García López, known as “El Colla” andleisure of Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastian Marsetwoke up on Saturday from the induced coma he was in as a result of the shooting that occurred on September 1 in La Enconada, on the highway to Cotoca.

This was confirmed to EL DEBER by the accused’s lawyer, Silvestre Ibáñez. This Sunday, the national commander of the Bolivian Police, General Álvaro Álvarez, in contact with the media, stated that They will await the recovery of the former partner of the Uruguayan fugitiveto give his statement to the prosecutor assigned to the case.

In light of these statements by the police chief, Garcia’s defense He ruled out that his client will give his statement in the next few days“In the meantime, and as long as there is no report that he is in good health, it would not be possible.”

According to the report to which this news agency had access, on September 7, the medical staff proceeded to remove the tubes that the patient had to breathe and at 6:30 p.m. the individual’s relatives were informed that He reacted slightly and opened his eyes.

“El Colla” remains hospitalized at the Foianini clinic of the capital of Santa Cruz, under the protection of three special groups of the Police, who guard inside and outside the medical center. They are agents of the Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (Felcn), the Special Force to Fight Crime (Felcc) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Department of the Felcc.

In that confrontation, Erlan Garcia received at least five bullet wounds while his right hand, Yermy Pastor Zampiery Suárez was also shot and killed.

The police established that the shooting had its origin in the territorial dispute left by Sebastián Marset, when he was operating from Bolivia. The Vice Minister of Internal Affairs and Police, General Jhonny Aguilera, reported that a Paraguayan pilot, known as “Teddy”, was identified as having sent hitmen from Beni to Santa Cruz to execute “El Colla”.

Marset’s right hand man survived after he was helped by MF Rivero, who was identified as the girlfriend of the Paraguayan pilotThe woman was arrested by the police and then sent by a judge to Palmasola prison with preventive detention. Another person has also been arrested and a third is being sought.

Following the violent incident that occurred on September 1, the Prosecutor’s Office opened a new case against “El Colla” for alleged crimes of weapons possession. It is also investigated for money laundering, for trafficking in controlled substances and for carrying weapons.